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Highway 23 Initiative Beginning Year Proves Successful

01/18/2018 -
11:30 AM

The Highway 23 year-long reduced crash initiative from Foley to Milaca has been successful.

Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck says using increased efforts roads are safer, community members are more informed, and less accidents have happened. In 2016 there were 37 crashes along the stretch of highway compared to 2017 of only 30 crashes, a 19 percent difference.

Heck says data from the initiative shows the beginning of a safer highway and a stepping stone to less crashes along Highway 23.